Not exact matches
Despite developments that make non-
glass materials superior for certain smartphone functions (think sapphire,
which is hardier than
glass for device covers but
thicker and much more expensive to produce), there has been no lull in the demand for
glass R&D.
The screens need to maintain their vivid colors,
which they can't do if a thin protective layer — as opposed to
thicker, rigid
glass — lets through water vapor and oxygen.
In particular, the statue by Benhura —
which showed a 12 - foot - tall version of Mugabe clad in
thick glasses with his hand raised to one side and teetering to his left — was widely criticized using the hashtag #MugabeStatue.
What has hobbled the 3 - kilometer - long observatory:
glass threads just 0.4 millimeters
thick,
which have proved unexpectedly fragile.
The flexible cladding,
which can withstand temperatures of at least 1200 °C, is a sandwich of three layers of ceramic fibre, each around 0.25 centimetres
thick, interspersed with layers of silicon - coated
glass fibre and thin aluminium foil.
The problem is that they have always needed to be manufactured on a plastic or
glass substrate,
which is usually somewhere between 1,000 and 10,000 times
thicker than the PLED itself and not particularly flexible.
The scientists beamed light flashes lasting only a few hundred attoseconds onto 50 nanometer
thick glass particles,
which released electrons inside the material.
Canon achieves this accuracy by coating the
glass plates with a layer of insulating material one molecule
thick, and peppering the gap with transparent spheres of insulating material
which act as spacers.
They coated one side of a 4.5 - millimetre - diameter lens with a gold film 30 nanometre
thick, and laid the lens — gold - side down — on a flat
glass slide
which was also coated with film of gold.
Gamer
glasses are traditionally
thick and yellow,
which is pretty unflattering for everyone involved.
Finally his leg brace comes off (although he keeps the
thick glasses) and Eddie begins to search for a sport in
which he can excel.
But then in high school, something happened: He met a teacher who, despite wearing then - unfashionable
thick glasses, was confident and loved creativity,
which he nurtured in Reagan.
There are new - style weather strips around the door frames, more filling in the pillar areas, restyled door mirrors and
thicker front door
glass which all play a part.
The 2017 Subaru Forester offers a spacious and quiet cabin,
which was made possible due to the acoustic windshield, added insulation, enhanced door seals, and
thicker glass used in its design.
The new Ridgeline also has 4.0 mm
thick rear
glass,
which is 0.9 mm
thicker than that of the previous model.
The partition between the passenger compartment and boot of the BMW i8 consists of two layers of chemically hardened
glass, each of
which is just 0.7 millimeters
thick, with acoustic sheeting sandwiched in between.
The premium
thick fabric top will be available in four - colors; all of
which offer premium sound deadening properties, and a rear window made of
glass, contributing to a quieter cabin in addition to a fantastic appearance.
The
glass - free prototype display (
which you can see above) is a full - color AMOLED that operates at 60Hz and is only 125 microns
thick.
These windows are typically constructed from three panes of coated
glass separated by two gas - filled chambers, each of
which is more than a half - inch
thick.
There are cellulose,
glass fibre and mineral wool,
which have their own issues and have to be a lot
thicker to get comparable levels of insulation.
Designed by engineering giant Arup Associates, with aquarium specialists Reynolds, the 25 - metre - long pool will be completely «structure free» and made of 20 cm
thick glass sheets, through
which swimmers will be able to gaze at the lesser residents of Wandsworth below.
Counsel moved for a contact visit with Wilcher, in
which he stated that Wilcher joined, for a contact visit rather than visit over phone in room with
thick glass separating prisoner and counsel.
Samsung's Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 + are using 20 percent
thicker glass and a stronger aluminum frame, both of
which are designed to cut down on damage from drops.
All of these are enclosed in a 2.5 D
glass build that is only 7.45 mm
thick,
which, as it has become a norm with Huawei handsets, gives it a premium look and feel.
The limiting factor, as the company described it, wasn't so much the screen tech (
which delivers the improvements we're discussing today), but physical constraints of the handset as a whole — specifically, how a thinner G3 bezel would have necessitated covering the panel with
thicker glass, as well as impacted the phone's ability to stand up to accidental drops.
To achieve this, Samsung has put a 20 %
thicker Gorilla
Glass 5 on the front of the Galaxy S9 and S9 + at 0.6 T, compared to Galaxy S8's 0.5 T. Samsung has also used the AL 7003 high - strength aluminum on the S9
which doesn't deform as much as the AL 6013 used on the Galaxy S8.
The Uhans i8 is a phone made out of metal and
glass,
which sports rather thin bezels, though they are a bit
thicker in real - life than in renders.
The first phase includes enhanced sensors that can scan through
thicker glass and aluminium,
which will be available to OEMs this month.
Even though we haven't put it together yet as it's for our new house but we unpacked it to check all is ok, it was a lot heavier than we though and the
glass was
thick which is great on both counts, can't wait to put it in situ.
This sits upon 12 mm
thick, designer clear
glass legs
which are sturdy and durable and have been certified to BS6206.